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November 2002 lunar eclipse

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Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
20 November 2002

The moon passed (right to left) through the Earth's southern penumbral shadow.
Series (and member) 116 (57 of 73)
Gamma -1.1126
Magnitude 0.8600
Duration (hr:mn:sc)
Penumbral 4:24:18
Contacts (UTC)
P1 23:34:28 (11/19)
Greatest 1:46:36
P4 3:58:46

The moon's hourly motion across the Earth's shadow in the constellation of Taurus.

A penumbral lunar eclipse took place on Wednesday 20 November 2002, the last of three lunar eclipses in 2002.

Visibility

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Relation to other lunar eclipses

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This is the first eclipse this season.

Second eclipse this season: 4 December 2002 Total Solar Eclipse

Eclipses of 2002

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It is the first of four lunar year cycles, repeating every 354 days.

Lunar eclipse series sets from 2002–2005
Descending node   Ascending node
Saros
Photo
Date
View
Type
Chart
Gamma Saros
Photo
Date
View
Type
Chart
Gamma
111 2002 May 26
penumbral
1.1759 116 2002 Nov 20
penumbral
−1.1127
121
2003 May 16
total
0.4123 126
2003 Nov 09
total
−0.4319
131
2004 May 04
total
−0.3132 136
2004 Oct 28
total
0.2846
141 2005 Apr 24
penumbral
−1.0885 146
2005 Oct 17
partial
0.9796
Last set 2002 Jun 24 Last set 2001 Dec 30
Next set 2006 Mar 14 Next set 2006 Sep 07


Saros series

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It is part of Saros series 116.

Metonic series

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Half-Saros cycle

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A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).[1] This lunar eclipse is related to two partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 123.

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Tritos series

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Tzolkinex

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
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